Sustainability Reporting: GRI NICE Presentation March 19, 2009 HDR, 8404 Indian Hills Drive, Omaha, NE Richard Yoder, P2RIC

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Overview Introduction of reporting Outline GRI, Global Reporting Initiative Hand off to Con Agra’s Marcella Thompson for their practical experience

Tools in Your Hands Today GRI Reference Sheet 4E1A FD2FA /0/G3_QuickReferenceSheet.pdf Let’s Report template Global Reporting Initiative

GRI: Why report? Assess performance Compare performance Understand impact Communication

Why the GRI Format? Suitable across sectors & sizes GRI framework offers flexibility and incremental adoption A standard reduces development time & improves credibility

Reporting Is Not: A code of conduct. A set of performance standards (e.g., emissions targets for specific pollutants). A management system. A guide to internal data management, data collection, or to monitoring and verification. A substitute for legally mandated reporting.

What is the GRI Framework? Materiality, stakeholder inclusiveness, sustainability context, completeness Balance, comparability, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, clarity See Decision Tree for Boundary Setting image

What Is the GRI Framework? Pt.1: Reporting Principles & Guidance (see handout) – Content – Quality – Boundary Pt.2: Organizational description – Strategy & Profile – Management approach – Performance indicators Economic, Environmental, Society Human rights, Product responsibility, Labor practices and decent work

Sector Supplements Airports Apparel & Footwear Automotive Construction & Real Estate Electric Utilities Financial Services Food Processing Logistics & Transportation Media Mining & Metals NGOs Oil & Gas Public Agency Telecommunications

Let’s go over Let’s Report! 1.About the company: pp , , About the report: pp , , About stakeholders: p Report content: p Performance: pp – Ten indicators, at least one from EC, EN, SO 6.Self declaration (C): p.13 7.Index of GRI content: pp